Eat to live, and not live to eat. Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings. The Library of America. New York,...

On a train trip to the North Truett became seriously ill with food poisoning. Subsequent test showed him to have an adverse reaction to certain foods, only he could never seem to remember which ones. When the children were grown Mrs. Truett, her husband’s constant shield, traveled with him everywhere. She became his official food taster. Whether they were at a banquet, on a train, or in a restaurant, Mrs. Truett first tasted every food on her husband’s plate before he would e